Timeline of McLean, Virginia

The following is a timeline of the history of the unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) of McLean, Virginia, USA.

Prior to 20th century

- Land inhabited by indigenous peoples, likely the Doeg people.Ferguson, p. 11, refers to Robert L. Stephenson, The Prehistoric People of Accokeek Creek 1608 - Expedition of region by Captain John Smith. - Area surveyed by George Washington - Construction of the Salona plantation by Richard Bland LeeMcLean's Salona Offered for Sale - News - Great Falls Connection - Connection Newspapers 1814 - U.S. President James Madison and Dolley Madison seek refuge at Salona during the Burning of Washington in August 1814. 1826 - Duel between Henry Clay and John Randolph fought in McLean.Klotter, James C. (2018). Henry Clay: The Man Who Would Be President. Oxford University Press. . 1861 - Union Army establishes Camp Griffin in the area during the Civil War. 1862 - Union Army establishes Fort Marcy in the area during the Civil War. - Construction of the Hickory Hill estate by George Walter. 1877 - St. John’s Episcopal Church built in McLean.

20th century

1902 - John Roll McLean, Stephen Benton Elkins and Jean-Pierre Guenard purchase a charter for the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad. 1906 - McLean railroad completed, connecting the area with Washington, D.C. 1910 - Community of McLean established, when the communities of Lewinsville and Langley merge. 1911 - McLean Post Office opens. 1914 - The Franklin Sherman School, Fairfax County's first consolidated public school, opens in McLean with 29 students. 1916 - Meetings held to establish the McLean Volunteer Fire Department. 1919 - Merrywood estate built in McLean. 1921 - Sharon Masonic Temple built in McLean. 1923 - McLean Baptist Church opens in McLean. 1931 - Madeira School moves to McLean. 1933 - Farm Credit Administration established - headquartered in McLean. 1948 - Potomac School moves to McLean. 1950 - U.S. Department of Transportation Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center opens in McLean. 1952 - Marden House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in McLean. 1955 - Opening of McLean High School 1955 - Hickory Hill estate purchased by John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline. 1957 - Dolley Madison Library opens in McLean. 1958 - The Washington Japanese Language School, a supplementary weekend Japanese school, is established in McLean - the oldest Japanese government-sponsored supplementary school in the U.S."ワシントン日本語学校概要". Washington Japanese Language School. May 6, 2003. Retrieved on April 16, 2015. "学校事務局 Washington Japanese Language School Holy Cross Church, Quinn Hall内. 4900 Strathmore Avenue, Garrett Park, MD 20896" and "ホーリークロス校 Holy Cross Church Elementary School 4900 Strathmore Ave, Garret Park, MD 20896" and "プレプ校 Georgetown Preparatory School 10900 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852" and "セントルーク校 St.Luke Catholic School 7005 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101""English ." Washington Japanese Language School. Retrieved on April 30, 2014. "Washington Japanese Language School c/o Holy Cross Church, Quinn Hall, 4900 Strathmore Avenue, Garrett Park, MD 20896""Andrew M. Saidel" (). Japan-America Society of Greater Philadelphia (JASGP; フィラデルフィア日米協会とは). Retrieved on April 16, 2015. 1961 - The George Bush Center for Intelligence headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency opens in McLean (formally unnamed, renamed in 1999) 1965 - Opening of Langley High School 1968 - Opening of Tysons Corner Center, one of the first fully enclosed, climate-controlled shopping malls in the Washington metropolitan area. 1970 - Population: 17,698U.S. Decennial Census 1970 - Opening of Scott's Run Nature Preserve. 1973 - Opening of Claude Moore Colonial Farm. 1984 - Mars, Incorporated establishes its headquarters in McLean. 1980 - Population: 35,664 1988 - Opening of Tysons Galleria

21st century

2000 - Population: 38,929 2000 - Geebo founded in McLean 2001 - First Apple Store in the world opens in McLean. 2001 - USA Today moves its main headquarters to McLean. 2004 - Headquarters of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence opens in McLean. 2005 - The Girls' All-Star Softball Team from McLean Little League win the Little League Softball World Series Championship. 2009 - Hilton Hotels & Resorts relocated its global headquarters to McLean. 2012 - First Spanx store in the world opens in McLean. 2014 - McLean Station Washington Metro station begins operation 2018 - Identified in American Community Survey as the third wealthiest place in the United States, based on median household income of $190,258 and 2.6% poverty rate. 2020 - Population: 50,773 2021 - McLean is home to the nation’s 12th largest business district in the United States.

Timeline of McLean, Virginia

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